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A multimillion dollar plan to build beefed-up bicycle lanes in downtown San Diego by the end of next year has been red meat for local environmentalists and transportation groups hungry for mobility alternatives to the combustion engine. However, the more than 9-mile network of protected bike lanes...

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Fifty years after it enrolled its first medical students, UC San Diego is crackling with optimism, having created one of the country’s most respected medical schools in a comparatively short period of time. US News and World Report says the medical school is among the 20 best in the country in...

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Austin’s police chief said Monday that the city’s fourth bombing this month, which injured two people, was caused by a device with a tripwire and showed "a different level of skill" than the package bombs used in the three prior attacks. Police Chief Brian Manley also told ABC's "Good Morning America"...

Business

Qualcomm announced Friday that it will be removing Paul Jacobs, son of company co-founder Irwin Jacobs, from the board at the company’s annual stockholders meeting next week. The board decision was triggered by Jacobs’ prior notification to board members that he was exploring the possibility of...

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West Virginia University, the top men’s basketball program in the state, imports most of its players from other states or even countries. Marshall University relies mostly on West Virginians. Advantage, West Virginia, which overwhelmed Marshall on Sunday night, 94-71, to advance to the East Regional...

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Conductor Patrick Walders can boast a string of academic achievements, including a master’s degree in choral conducting from the Westminster Choir College and a doctorate from the University of Maryland. In June of last year, he joined La Jolla Symphony & Chorus as choral director, succeeding David...

Lifestyle

I was hoping to refill my empty water bottle with good mountain water when I returned from my hike, but I had to wait in line. As I rounded the corner of the rustic restroom building near Stonewall Mine in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, a mountain chickadee was hanging upside down and enjoying the...